Thermomix Strawberry Jam
It’s June, it’s been delightfully hot and sunny after long periods of rain and the tiny wild strawberries in my garden are just making it into my mouth before the slugs and the birds get them. Supermarket and market stalls are overflowing with deep red polka-dotted orbs that demand to be eaten, much to my delight.
We had family visiting this weekend and there were 120 grams of strawberries left over after making a fabulous fresh strawberry tart. I was up before everyone and popped these little red babes into my Thermomix with the same amount of sugar and a squeeze of lemon and hey presto – 15 minutes later I had a jar of strawberry jam and the appreciative moans of my guests. You can’t beat Thermomix for a quick strawberry fix!
Thermomix Strawberry Jam
Recipe from “Fast and Easy Cooking,” the 300-recipe cookbook included with every Thermomix purchased from UK Thermomix. Janie Turner’s incredibly simple recipe is full of flavour and works with any soft fruit such as peaches, apricots, etc. Trust Janie, your jam will set best in these quantities. It’s so fast and easy to make, you can batch it if you have larger quantities. Makes 500 g or 2 jars. Can easily be halved.
Ingredients
250 g strawberries
250 g sugar
juice of half a lemon
Method
- Put all ingredients in your Thermomix bowl. You now have two options: Leave the berries whole OR if you wish have a smooth jam, Turbo pulse for three 1-second bursts. (I blended mine for longer to get a smooth sauce, perfect for pouring over Thermomix ice cream!)
- Scrape down the sides and lid of the Thermomix bowl with the spatula. Cook 100° C/12 minutes/Speed 1.
- An alternative setting test consists of dropping a spoonful on a cold plate to see if it congeals
- An alternative setting test consists of dropping a spoonful on a cold plate to see if it congeals
- Test to see if setting point has been reached by tilting the Thermomix bowl and checking that the jam at the top is starting to gel. If not yet at setting point, continue cooking for 2 minutes/Varoma setting/Speed 1, stopping every 2 minutes to remove the TM bowl from the Thermomix while you check. Pour into sterilised jars and seal with sterilised lids.
Bon appétit !
Glad you like it! Jam is fast and easy to make in the Thermomix;-)
THANK you for sharing your Strawberry Jam recipe. First time ever making jam.
Yummy….strawberry jam. Thanks for sharing recipe.
Don’t thank me, Alice, thank Janie Turner and her fabulous Thermomix cookbook “Fast and Easy Cooking” !
Wow! This is the first recipe I have used where my strawberry jam has set! Thank you so much.